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Commentary
by Dr. Gerhard Falk |
The Survival of Israel
On
election day, November 5, 2002 those who believe in the survival of Israel and
its 5.5 million people will have an opportunity to do something about it. On
that day those who believe that with the help of Hashem and the United States
Israel can and will survive can put that view into practice by voting for the
Republican candidate in their congressional district. This is of the utmost
importance because our President, George W. Bush, and his party are committed to
the survival of the Jewish state and to the defeat of the terrorists who are
happy to kill us all if they can.
Here are
the facts:
Republicans, by a margin
of 61% to 32%, support Israel and its effort to defeat terrorism.
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Only 47% of Democrats
support Israel in its fight for survival.
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Among the non-white
population, who are almost all Democrats, only 43% believe the U.S. should
support Israel.
It is of
course evident that a Congress whose majority does not support Israel would make
it much more difficult for the President to do so, particularly because Congress
votes for or against any financial assistance for Israel or any other country.
Let us now
take a look at the attitude of the Democratic Party leadership towards Israel.
First, we
cannot forget that the former President, Bill Clinton, “twisted the arm” of
former Prime Minister Barak to concede all of Judea and Samaria as well as the
Old City of Yerusholayim to the terrorist Arafat. Thank G’d, the terrorist
refused the offer.
Clinton
also equated Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with Arafat, claiming both are “bull
headed.” That is about the same as equating Hitler with Churchill. Both were
“bull headed.”
When Sen.
Mitch McConnell sought to designate the P.L.O. as a terrorist group, the Senate
Majority Leader, Tom Dashle, blocked the Senate resolution as
“counterproductive”.
Democrat
Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, would not allow
former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to the committee calling such
an appearance “totally inappropriate”.
Even Al
Gore, who used to be a great supporter of Israel before he lost the presidency
in 2000, has not one word to say in favor of his erstwhile “friends”.
Evidently, Gore fears the “liberal” media who pretend that Israel is the
aggressor and the terrorists the “victims”. Contrast that with the support
Israel receives every day in the Wall Street Journal and from such Republican
journalists as Billy Kristol, George Will, John Leo, and Michael Kelly.
It is
noteworthy that the five accused Arab terrorists arrested in Lackawanna last
week are all registered Democrats.
The
Republican party includes a good number of Christian Zionists. These Christians
are the best friends Israel has, and George W. Bush is one of them. The best
proof of this is the attack on American Christians launched by the controlled
Saudi press, who denounced the recent resolution passed by the Southern Baptist
Convention. This resolution said in part that the convention “……..heralds
the historic connection between Jews and the Land of Israel.” Likewise,
Tom De Lay, Republican House Majority Whip promoted a resolution by the House to
the effect that “ America must stand firmly by our ally Israel.”
In the
past seven years, American Christians have donated over $100 million in
humanitarian assistance to Jews around the world, including Russian Jews.
Christian solidarity with Israel is not new. It dates back to the days of Oliver
Cromwell in the 17th century.
Now there
are American Jews who ignore all the support Israel receives from Christian
groups on the grounds that these Christians wish to convert Jews to Christianity
and that these Christians are not “liberal” in economic matters. These
ridiculous arguments are spurious not only because the “liberals” of this
world are the enemies of the Jewish people and Israel, but also because the
conversion of the Jews has been abandoned by almost all Christian denominations.
Even those who still have this in mind cannot well succeed among the huge number
of secularists among us. Surely, it is ridiculous to worry about the
“conversion agenda” in face of the need to find allies for Israel and us as
we are the targets of Arab and European extermination efforts.
Consider
also this. For the first time in the history of Arab extremism at the United
Nations, our ambassador to the U.N., John Negroponte, announced that the United
States would not even consider Security Council Resolutions which do not condemn
by name Palestinian terrorist groups; call on Israel and the Arabs to settle all
differences by negotiations, not violence; and recognize that any Israeli
withdrawal be linked to the end of terror by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa
Martyr Brigade. This is the first time that any American administration has made
an effort to end the one sided Security Council Anti-Israel resolutions.
So what
more do you want? Is it not time for Jews to rid ourselves of our prejudices and
vote for our interests? The Democrats cannot side with Israel because the black
lobby will not allow it. Labor unions are also a vital part of the Democratic
establishment and they are almost all in favor of the Palestinian side. No
Democrat can ignore both of these strong constituencies.
Therefore,
we must vote for Israel’s survival by electing Republicans to the House this
November. We shall discuss this again in the future.
Shalom
u’vracha.
Dr. Gerhard Falk is the author of numerous publications,
including Grandparents:
A New Look at the Supporting Generation (with Dr. Ursula A., Falk, 2002),
& Man's
Ascent to Reason (2002).
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